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Or Maybe It's Fine: Being OK Outside of the Hospital
November 14th 2017When our bodies have experienced trauma, it is so easy to live in fear of what else may go wrong. But accepting that we don't know what will happen to us also means accepting that the worst is not always inevitable. Sometimes, despite our fears, we still thrive, and that is a reason to recognize that even if you've suffered, you can still be OK.
Sprycel Approved for CML Subset
November 10th 2017Sprycel (dasatinib), an oral medication that helps reduce the production of damaged white blood cells, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.
Prevymis Approved to Prevent Virus in Patients Receiving Stem Cell Transplants
November 9th 2017Prevyis (letermovir) was granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in adult CMV-seropositive patients treated with an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). The result is based on a significant reduction in CMV infection rates in a phase 3 study.